Australian Capital Territory

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory
Area code 8
People 454,499
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 35
Families 119,752
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 186,963
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $2,373
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,080
Median weekly rent (b) $450
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Male 224,361 49.4 195,743 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 230,140 50.6 201,660 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 8,949 2.0 6,508 1.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 429,520 94.5 370,746 93.3 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 16,033 3.5 20,144 5.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median age 35 N/A 35 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 26,680 5.9 26,796 6.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 29,162 6.4 25,449 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 27,097 6.0 22,233 5.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 26,348 5.8 24,506 6.2 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 34,261 7.5 31,430 7.9 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 39,282 8.6 32,485 8.2 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 38,468 8.5 33,630 8.5 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 37,236 8.2 30,188 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 32,148 7.1 28,213 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 29,284 6.4 26,554 6.7 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 26,925 5.9 24,433 6.1 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 23,926 5.3 22,359 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 21,481 4.7 19,147 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 18,513 4.1 17,287 4.4 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 17,162 3.8 12,167 3.1 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 11,749 2.6 8,522 2.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 7,598 1.7 5,837 1.5 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 7,181 1.6 6,159 1.5 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Married 173,618 46.7 154,588 47.9 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 9,482 2.6 8,159 2.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 28,749 7.7 25,351 7.9 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 13,771 3.7 12,541 3.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 145,939 39.3 122,280 37.9 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Registered marriage (a) 157,859 46.8 135,703 48.1 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 42,290 12.5 32,495 11.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 137,415 40.7 113,738 40.3 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Preschool 8,841 6.0 5,902 4.5 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 25,044 17.0 20,732 15.7 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 8,725 5.9 8,124 6.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 4,442 3.0 3,964 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 38,255 26.0 32,818 24.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 16,189 11.0 13,609 10.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 7,116 4.8 6,369 4.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 4,632 3.1 4,211 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 27,966 19.0 24,184 18.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 11,841 8.0 8,161 6.2 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 36,264 24.6 34,289 26.0 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 48,160 32.7 42,454 32.2 1,789,994 23.3
Other 5,763 3.9 3,167 2.4 242,821 3.2
Not stated 18,244 12.4 23,129 17.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) For 2021, includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) For 2021, includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) For 2021, includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Bachelor Degree level and above 159,540 42.9 119,919 37.1 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 34,410 9.3 29,760 9.2 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 11,887 3.2 9,462 2.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 27,907 7.5 25,753 8.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 60,564 16.3 57,843 17.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 9,243 2.5 8,890 2.8 958,803 4.6
Year 10 22,786 6.1 22,621 7.0 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 138 0.0 141 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 27 0.0 27 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 15,185 4.1 14,566 4.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 7,784 2.1 7,819 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 1,479 0.4 1,156 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 20,574 5.5 24,947 7.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
English 145,294 32.0 132,029 33.2 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 143,355 31.5 127,286 32.0 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 52,661 11.6 51,610 13.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 45,452 10.0 40,160 10.1 2,176,777 8.6
Chinese 26,047 5.7 22,475 5.7 1,390,639 5.5

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry).

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Australia 306,896 67.5 270,036 68.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 17,203 3.8 10,414 2.6 673,352 2.6
England 13,245 2.9 12,758 3.2 927,490 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12,149 2.7 11,348 2.9 549,618 2.2
Nepal 5,689 1.3 766 0.2 122,506 0.5
New Zealand 5,122 1.1 4,728 1.2 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Both parents born overseas 167,616 36.9 133,304 33.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 33,830 7.4 29,113 7.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 27,843 6.1 23,122 5.8 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 206,266 45.4 187,955 47.3 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 18,941 4.2 23,907 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Australia 234,501 51.6 211,708 53.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 26,791 5.9 21,373 5.4 1,626,778 6.4
India 24,026 5.3 14,483 3.6 935,066 3.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16,220 3.6 14,583 3.7 784,594 3.1
New Zealand 7,490 1.6 6,380 1.6 673,661 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Australia 240,655 52.9 218,194 54.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 23,763 5.2 14,371 3.6 917,541 3.6
England 23,581 5.2 19,202 4.8 1,488,479 5.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16,715 3.7 14,781 3.7 787,673 3.1
Philippines 7,282 1.6 5,298 1.3 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
No Religion, so described 197,622 43.5 143,742 36.2 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 87,566 19.3 88,618 22.3 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 37,141 8.2 42,738 10.8 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 23,697 5.2 34,005 8.6 1,751,052 6.9
Hinduism 20,505 4.5 10,212 2.6 684,002 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

For 2021 in Australian Capital Territory, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (46.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Mandarin 14,397 3.2 12,411 3.1 685,274 2.7
Nepali 5,859 1.3 868 0.2 133,068 0.5
Vietnamese 5,028 1.1 4,220 1.1 320,758 1.3
Punjabi 5,019 1.1 2,213 0.6 239,033 0.9
Hindi 4,769 1.0 3,647 0.9 197,132 0.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 323,854 71.3 288,990 72.7 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 45,657 27.1 35,699 25.0 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
In the labour force 258,562 69.6 215,829 66.8 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 97,524 26.2 88,578 27.4 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 15,474 4.2 18,507 5.7 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Worked full-time 163,581 63.3 137,059 63.5 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 71,381 27.6 57,058 26.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 13,639 5.3 11,507 5.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 9,956 3.9 10,206 4.7 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
0 hours (away from work) 11,003 4.4 8,480 4.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 29,531 11.9 24,685 12.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 24,870 10.0 19,389 9.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 16,984 6.8 12,989 6.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 64,068 25.8 46,949 22.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 56,944 22.9 48,441 23.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 42,565 17.1 41,674 20.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Professionals 78,169 31.4 62,718 30.5 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 44,389 17.9 32,778 15.9 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 36,150 14.5 34,666 16.9 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 27,144 10.9 21,695 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 23,880 9.6 19,638 9.6 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 15,209 6.1 13,956 6.8 986,433 8.2
Labourers 12,380 5.0 10,355 5.0 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6,016 2.4 4,692 2.3 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Central Government Administration 42,601 17.1 37,795 18.4 135,293 1.1
Defence 14,327 5.8 10,758 5.2 85,021 0.7
Computer System Design and Related Services 9,001 3.6 6,014 2.9 221,712 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8,878 3.6 6,561 3.2 545,158 4.5
State Government Administration 6,717 2.7 6,302 3.1 174,336 1.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Personal (b) $1,203 N/A $998 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,872 N/A $2,445 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,373 N/A $2,070 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Car, as driver 146,731 59.0 130,775 63.6 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 12,476 5.0 12,318 6.0 466,904 3.9
Walked only 9,988 4.0 9,306 4.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 9,032 3.6 12,228 5.9 175,085 1.5
Bicycle 5,220 2.1 5,364 2.6 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 24,624 9.9 19,685 9.6 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 27,211 10.9 6,308 3.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 15,611 6.3 14,676 7.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 163,090 65.6 146,505 71.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 280,169 75.4 246,674 76.4 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 105,113 28.3 93,277 28.9 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 44,449 12.0 36,948 11.4 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 68,443 18.4 75,115 23.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Less than 5 hours 85,626 23.0 82,489 25.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 122,930 33.1 102,169 31.6 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 47,011 12.7 39,407 12.2 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 24,603 6.6 22,607 7.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Arthritis 35,106 7.7 N/A N/A 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 40,839 9.0 N/A N/A 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 12,182 2.7 N/A N/A 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 2,634 0.6 N/A N/A 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 17,501 3.9 N/A N/A 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 14,098 3.1 N/A N/A 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 4,194 0.9 N/A N/A 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 5,998 1.3 N/A N/A 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 45,517 10.0 N/A N/A 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 3,237 0.7 N/A N/A 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 44,128 9.7 N/A N/A 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 277,197 61.0 N/A N/A 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 27,308 6.0 N/A N/A 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).
Note 3: 2016 comparison data is not available for this table. Long-term health conditions is a new question for the 2021 Census.

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
None of the selected conditions 299,632 65.9 N/A N/A 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 90,073 19.8 N/A N/A 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 26,351 5.8 N/A N/A 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 11,131 2.4 N/A N/A 772,142 3.0
Not stated 27,308 6.0 N/A N/A 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.
Note 2: 2016 comparison data is not available for this table. Long-term health conditions is a new question for the 2021 Census.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Currently serving 8,061 2.2 N/A N/A 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 14,164 3.8 N/A N/A 496,276 2.4
Has never served 333,222 89.7 N/A N/A 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 16,111 4.3 N/A N/A 1,249,493 6.0

Note 1: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.
Note 2: 2016 comparison data is not available for this table. Service with the Australian Defence Force is a new question for the 2021 Census.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Couple family without children 47,064 39.3 38,433 37.7 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 54,271 45.3 48,008 47.1 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 16,650 13.9 14,130 13.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,773 1.5 1,465 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Male N/A 22.3 N/A 20.2 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.7 N/A 79.8 N/A 80.4

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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Both employed, worked full-time 33,585 33.1 26,346 30.5 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 4,231 4.2 2,982 3.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 20,954 20.7 17,892 20.7 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 11,354 11.2 11,401 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 4,904 4.8 4,056 4.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 16,372 16.2 13,020 15.1 1,163,744 21.0
Other 6,749 6.7 5,521 6.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 3,178 3.1 5,229 6.0 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Occupied private dwellings 168,400 93.4 142,660 91.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 11,988 6.6 12,595 8.1 1,043,776 10.1

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Separate house 106,433 63.2 95,516 67.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28,921 17.2 25,282 17.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 32,669 19.4 21,405 15.0 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 168 0.1 191 0.1 54,711 0.6

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 415 0.2 302 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 14,185 8.4 10,198 7.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 29,482 17.5 21,300 14.9 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 62,527 37.1 56,669 39.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 60,359 35.8 51,553 36.1 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,429 0.8 2,632 1.8 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
None 9,273 5.5 7,833 5.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 65,446 38.9 53,024 37.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 64,634 38.4 55,713 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 27,562 16.4 22,580 15.8 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,484 0.9 3,507 2.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Family households 117,214 69.6 100,312 70.3 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 43,338 25.7 35,416 24.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 7,850 4.7 6,937 4.9 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
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Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Owned outright 44,831 26.6 38,550 27.0 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 67,754 40.2 54,829 38.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 51,681 30.7 44,503 31.2 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 2,675 1.6 1,792 1.3 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,456 0.9 2,983 2.1 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free. The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with the 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats as dwellings being occupied rent-free were included in the rented categories.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.0 N/A 11.7 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 38.3 N/A 28.4 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median rent (a) 450 N/A 385 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 35,767 69.2 29,087 65.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 11,874 23.0 10,901 24.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 4,040 7.8 4,520 10.2 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free. The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with the 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats as dwellings being occupied rent-free were included in the rented categories.
(b) The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median mortgage repayments 2,080 N/A 2,058 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 55,984 82.6 41,468 75.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 6,395 9.4 7,345 13.4 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 5,374 7.9 6,013 11.0 374,734 11.6

(a) The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Male 4,542 50.8 3,274 50.3 403,709 49.7
Female 4,407 49.2 3,233 49.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,289 N/A 1,886 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Australian Capital Territory, 2021 % Australian Capital Territory, 2021 Australian Capital Territory, 2016 % Australian Capital Territory, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median weekly rent (a) 425 N/A 360 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,141 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free. The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with the 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats as dwellings being occupied rent-free were included in the rented categories.

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